Infomarine.net – The Port of Rotterdam Authority, the Port of Amsterdam Authority, PortBase, all partners including Customs as well as all the relevantmunicipalities are putting their efforts to prepare for a possibleno-deal Brexit onThursday,31

The ports will form an outer border between the EU and the UK when Brexit comes to reality, which means that inevitable customs formalities will be in for freight traffic through the Dutch ports- noting that in the event of a no-deal Brexit these will come into force immediately.

Moreover, according to estimations almost 40 million tonnes of freight pass via ferry and short-sea crossings through the port of Rotterdam, out of the approximate of 54 million tonnes that is traded between the UK and the Netherlands per year.